Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > Beautiful place--and nice ritual at the end :-) > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 4, 2014, at 6:04 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > Still on South Georgia, two locations with a strong flavour of > > Shackleton. Fortuna Bay is adjacent to Stromness, and at the very end > > of his heroic journey, he traversed the bay, climbed a hill and > > descended to Stromness and civilization. Just a few photographs from > > there: > > > > Fur Seals: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140111_3039.jpg.html > > > > Moulting King Penguins: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140111_3099.jpg.html > > > > South Georgia Pintail: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3286.jpg.html > > > > Grytviken was the premier whaling station on South Georgia throughout > > the whaling years, set up by a Norwegian, Carl Anton Larsen in 1904. > > During this period, 1904 to 1965, no less than 175.250 whales had been > > processed through all the whaling stations on South Georgia, in > > addition to millions of seals (both fur and elephant seals), leading > > to the virtual decimation of all these populations around South > > Georgia. In addition, the human presence introduced the brown rat, > > which in turn decimated all the ground breeding birds in the pockets > > where it is present. Luckily, it cannot spread throughout the island, > > as it is blocked by glaciers. There is an effort going on at present > > to systematically exterminate it wherever it is established. > > Shackleton died here on his Fourth Polar Expedition, and at his wife's > > request, was buried at the graveyard at Grytviken: > > > > Approaching Grytviken: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3333.jpg.html > > > > Grytviken: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3354.jpg.html > > > > The Whaler's Church: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3426.jpg.html > > > > Shackleton's Grave: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3367.jpg.html > > > > A Toast: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3371.jpg.html > > > > Please see LARGE > > > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >